Central Electricity Regulatory Commission

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
केंद्रीय विद्युत नियामक आयोग

Agency overview
Formed	24 July 1998
Jurisdiction	Central government of India and Inter-State Transmission
Headquarters	New Delhi
Agency executive	Mr Jishnu Barua IAS, Chairperson Mr Arun Goyal IAS, Member Shri Ramesh Babu V., Member
Parent agency	Ministry of Power
Website	https://cercind.gov.in/

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), a key regulator of the power sector in India, is a statutory body functioning with quasi-judicial status under sec – 76 of the Electricity Act 2003. CERC was initially constituted on 24 July 1998 under the Ministry of Power's Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998 for rationalization of electricity tariffs, transparent policies regarding subsidies, promotion of efficient and environmentally benign policies, and for matters connected Electricity Tariff regulation. CERC was instituted primarily to regulate the tariff of power generating companies owned or controlled by the Government of India, and any other generating company which has a composite scheme for power generation and interstate transmission of energy, including tariffs of generating companies.